With the arrival of winter, Snow Town has become a popular destination for many tourists to enjoy the snow. Heilongjiang Snow Township National Forest Park (China Snow Town) in Hailin City, Mudanjiang Province, has attracted more than 500,000 visitors from its opening on November 10 to December 26, Heilongjiang Daily reported on December 29.
However, with the resurgence of Snow Town, some netizens posted that the prices of B&Bs and hotels in Snow Town are now a little unaffordable: a room of more than 10 square meters, the price of a night is often two or three thousand yuan, which has attracted the attention of netizens.
In this regard, a homestay operator said that it is currently the peak tourist season, so the price has indeed risen, and many rooms have been booked. As for the Chinese New Year, it will be the most expensive time for rooms in Snow Town. The staff of the local market supervision and management department also said that the price increase of homestays and hotels is indeed related to the tourist season, and the original price is also liberalized, which is proportional to the demand. In addition, unlike other popular tourist attractions, Snow Town has short opening hours and the cost of transporting daily necessities to it is high, which is one of the reasons for the high price of goods.
1. It is very common for rooms in Snow Town to cost thousands of yuan
Recently, upstream news reporters searched on multiple social platforms and found that many netizens were very interested in Snow Town, but they retreated due to higher housing prices. A netizen of Hainan IP posted, "I gave up the snow town in pain. The southern children, who had never seen snow, landed in Harbin on the 22nd, and a family of three dragged a three-year-old baby, and they were already struggling with whether to go to the snow town. Now when I look at the B&B in Snow Town, it has risen to two or three thousand yuan a night, plus chartered tickets or something, and it will cost thousands a day to go to Snow Town, so I can't bear the pain, so I can only give up. The screenshot she posted at the time showed that on December 23, for example, the prices of "Warm X Homestay", "Zuixue X Resort Hotel" and "Yu X Multi-time Resort Hotel" were 2,594 yuan, 2,789 yuan, and 2,789 yuan a night. In the comment area of this post, many netizens also said that the price is a little expensive, "This price is too outrageous" and "Let's live outside the scenic spot"......
According to the Ctrip app, B&Bs and hotels near the Snow Country Scenic Area are more expensive. /Ctrip screenshot
Another Hunan netizen posted a post on December 15 showing that she checked the prices of the snow towns she stayed in on December 26, and the prices of "X Big Sister Family Hotel", "Ye X Snow Yin Hotel" and "X Guodong Family Hotel" were 1,180 yuan, 3,022 yuan and 2,528 yuan respectively. This netizen also sighed, "I really don't dare to go." ”
On the morning of December 30, the upstream news reporter searched for "Snow Township Homestay" on the Ctrip APP and found that the prices of "Cloud X Vacation Homestay", "X Shopkeeper Hotel" and "Snow Town X-ray and You Inn" were 3370 yuan, 2968 yuan and 1790 yuan respectively. Taking the "Cloud X Resort" which is only more than 200 meters away from the Snow Township National Forest Park in a straight line, as an example, the room type with a price of 3,370 yuan has a 1.8 meter large bed and a 1.2 meter small bed, with an area of 10 square meters and can accommodate 3 people. The staff of the inn said that if you stay during the New Year's Day, the price is not as expensive as it is now, "only more than 1,000 yuan during the New Year's Day." Now there is no house, and it is more expensive during the Chinese New Year, the most expensive time. The reporter then searched and found that if the same apartment type is moved in on January 1 next year, the price is 1686 yuan. If you stay on the second day of the Lunar New Year (February 11), the price will reach 3,519 yuan.
However, the upstream news reporter found on Ctrip that there are relatively cheap homestays near the scenic spot, but it is far away from the Snow Township Scenic Area - taking the "Jing X Ju" hotel in the Erlang River Scenic Area as an example, the price of a triple room is 593 yuan, but it is more than 40 kilometers away from the Snow Township Scenic Area. Located in the snow valley, the "X Inn", with an area of 20 square meters, has a mountain view room with an area of 311 yuan, and it is nearly 10 kilometers away from the snow town. The Ctrip app also shows that the proportion of tourists who choose to stay in the "Snow Country National Forest Park" is the highest, reaching 49.2%, 26% choose "China Snow Town", 14.8% choose "Xueyun Street", 3.3% choose Erlang River Scenic Area, and even fewer choose Hengdao Hezi Town.
2. Some netizens said that the accommodation experience was not good
On a social platform, many netizens who have just traveled to the snow town lamented that the accommodation experience was not good. A Hunan netizen posted on December 22 that he booked a hotel near Xueyun Street, "1,400 yuan a night, in addition to the loud noise, there is no hot water, no towels, and no toiletries in the room." When I asked my boss for shower gel, he sent me a message, 'You should prepare these yourself.' ’”
Subsequently, the upstream news reporter contacted the netizen. According to her, she stayed in Snow Country for one night at the time, "I found that there was no hot water and immediately contacted the store." At first, it was because the hot water was not boiled, and then it was said that there was no hot water in the entire snow town (there was no tour group at that time), and finally said that it was really not possible to see if there was a check-out the next day, and let us wash it early in the morning. The netizen also said, "When I checked in, there were disposable hotel supplies left by the previous tenant in the toilet sink, there was also water in the kettle, and the bed was made of several wooden frames, which was very hard." And the bedding is not very clean with the naked eye (large flower quilt sheets). There is nothing for toothbrush, shower gel, shampoo, slippers, towels, and I feel a little impatient to ask the boss to provide a towel, and then I want shower gel to tell me that this kind of thing should be brought by yourself. This netizen also said that the food is also unpalatable, not to mention expensive, understand the difficulty of transportation, 100+ dinner per capita, the best thing to eat is toast.
Netizens complained that the 2,200 yuan hotel stepped on thunder, and the room smelled. /Screenshot of the web page
Another Zhejiang netizen also posted on December 25, saying that he stepped on the pit when staying in Snow Township, "2200 yuan a night of accommodation in Snow Township, you can charge this price, why can't the service keep up?" She told reporters that there was a smell in the hotel room where she stayed in Snow Township this time, and the source was not clear, "I thought it was the sewer smelling back until I left, and I didn't understand why." The service attitude of the store is also very average. ”
In the comment area of the post, many netizens also "showed up to say", and a Shanghai netizen left a message saying, "A homestay in Snow Township where I stayed on the 25th. 2800 yuan a night, the price is not to mention. The most unbearable thing is that the water heater has a small capacity, two people take a bath continuously, and the second person has no hot water after half washing. And the B&B front desk theory, people come to a sentence, you wait for half an hour before the water is hot, you have to report it casually!"
Some netizens said that the price of the room is 2,900 yuan, which is the most expensive and the most simple. /Screenshot of the web page
Another netizen said that he lived in the snow town, and there were two mattresses in the room, and the price was 2,900 yuan a night, "This is the most expensive and humble room I have ever lived in, 2,900 yuan a night, can you believe it?"
In addition, some netizens posted that they found the price more expensive when they dined in Snow Town, "Malatang, pork stewed vermicelli, fried meat with bracken, 3 bean buns and 1 steamed bun, more than 200 yuan." Some netizens even said that they had booked a snow village homestay at a lower price before, and later the merchant said that they could not provide accommodation on the grounds of "the decoration was not up to standard" and "the heating stopped", so that netizens could find a room again.
3. The regulatory authorities said that the operation time is short and the transportation cost is high
Regarding netizens' questions about the price and catering of the Snow Township Hotel, the staff of the local market supervision and management department said that the price of the homestay hotel is a market-regulated price and has been liberalized. In addition, there is an objective situation that the snow town has a short operating time, coupled with the inconvenience of transportation, the cost of various daily necessities into the snow town is also high.
Snow Country Scenic Area has attracted more than 500,000 visitors this year. /Internet
According to reports, compared with other popular scenic spots, there is an objective situation in Snow Township that the annual operating time is shorter, "the park opens in early November, generally closes in early March, and the annual operating time is more than 3 months, relying on these 100 days to make money." In addition, the staff also introduced that due to the weather, the time and labor cost of transporting materials to the snow town are relatively high, "the car is not fast, 100 kilometers to drive for more than three hours, depending on the road conditions." Moreover, materials such as green vegetables, meat and tofu are transported from the town to the snow town, and after arriving at the gate of the snow town scenic spot, they can only be dragged in with a climbing plow or other tools, and cannot be driven in. Commodities such as mineral water purchased by merchants can only be unloaded at designated places and then transported by other means, which also leads to the fact that the prices here are indeed a little more expensive. ”
Regarding netizens' questions about the price increase and more expensive catering in Snow Township, Fu Jian, director of Henan Zejin Law Firm, believes that the price of Snow Township B&B has indeed risen in winter, which is mainly due to the arrival of the tourist season and changes in supply and demand. For some B&Bs reported by netizens to ask consumers to cancel orders under the pretext of "heating stopped" and "hotel decoration", and then re-list high-priced sales, if true, this behavior is suspected of deceiving consumers and violating the "Consumer Rights Protection Law". According to the law, merchants shall abide by the principle of good faith, provide true and accurate information on goods or services, and shall not conduct false publicity. If the merchant's behavior constitutes fraud, the consumer can request the merchant to compensate for the losses suffered and can file a complaint with the market supervision department
Upstream news reporter Jin Xin
Source: Upstream News, Guangming Network